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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7739

24 March 2017

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R (on the application of Davey) v Oxfordshire County Council (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2017] EWHC 354 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 113 (Mar)

New challenge for lease costs; Saturday, Bloody Saturday; sniffing out a judicial interview & the magic of land registry address.

Dartford Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others [2017] EWCA Civ 141, [2017] All ER (D) 118 (Mar)

The Brewster case has bolstered public sector pension rights of unmarried couples, but it is better to be prepared, says Caroline East

Monroe v Hopkins [2017] EWHC 433 (QB), [2017] All ER (D) 94 (Mar)

R v Evans [2017] EWCA Crim 139, [2017] All ER (D) 73 (Mar)

Ilott v The Blue Cross and others [2017] UKSC 17, [2017] All ER (D) 96 (Mar)

The plumbing company is the latest employer to be put in its place over the employment status of its workers, says Spencer Keen

R (on the application of OA) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 486 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 112 (Mar)

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HFW—Guy Marrison

Global aviation disputes practice boosted by London partner hire

Morrison Foerster—Jenny Galloway & Luke Rowland

Firm grows London practice with two partner promotions

Hogan Lovells—David Hansom

Government contracts and procurement practice expands with London partner hire

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NLJ this week: The insider returns

Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome

NLJ this week: Drawing the line on contempt

After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights

NLJ this week: Stop and search by the numbers

The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains

NLJ this week: Looking back on the prorogation that never was

Boris Johnson’s 2019 attempt to shut down Parliament remains a constitutional cautionary tale. The move, framed as a routine exercise of the royal prerogative, was in truth an extraordinary effort to sideline Parliament at the height of the Brexit crisis. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC dissects how prorogation was wrongly assumed to be beyond judicial scrutiny, only for the Supreme Court to intervene unanimously

NLJ this week: How not to plead a schedule of loss

A construction defect claim in the Court of Appeal offers a sharp lesson in pleading discipline. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ, Stephen Gold explains how a catastrophically drafted schedule of loss derailed otherwise viable claims. Across the areas explored in this week's column, the message is consistent: clarity, economy and proper pleading matter more than ever

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Issue: Vol 167, Issue 7739

MOVERS & SHAKERS

HFW—Guy Marrison

Morrison Foerster—Jenny Galloway & Luke Rowland

Hogan Lovells—David Hansom